Thomas Jane (born Thomas Elliott III; February 22, 1969) is an
American actor. He is known for appearing in such films as Evening
Raga of the West (1987), Boogie Nights (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999),
The Punisher (2004), The Mist (2007), 1922 (2017) and The Predator
(2018). Jane's television roles include Mickey Mantle in the
television film 61* (2001), starring in the HBO series Hung
(2009â€"2011) and the Syfy/Amazon Video series The Expanse
(2015â€"2019).He is the founder of RAW Studios, an entertainment
company he uses to release comic books he has written, the first of
which was Bad Planet. He made his directorial debut with the crime
thriller Dark Country (2009), in which he also starred.Jane was born
February 22, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Cynthia (née
Jane), an antiques dealer, and Thomas Elliott Jr., a genetic engineer.
He is of Irish, Scottish, and some German Jewish and Native American
descent. He attended Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School but dropped out
and moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. He was initially
homeless and lived out of his car, often doing street performances to
earn money: "I had two songs in my repertoire that I hammered to
death, 'Hey Joe' and 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'. People used to pelt
me with change just to shut me up."
American actor. He is known for appearing in such films as Evening
Raga of the West (1987), Boogie Nights (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999),
The Punisher (2004), The Mist (2007), 1922 (2017) and The Predator
(2018). Jane's television roles include Mickey Mantle in the
television film 61* (2001), starring in the HBO series Hung
(2009â€"2011) and the Syfy/Amazon Video series The Expanse
(2015â€"2019).He is the founder of RAW Studios, an entertainment
company he uses to release comic books he has written, the first of
which was Bad Planet. He made his directorial debut with the crime
thriller Dark Country (2009), in which he also starred.Jane was born
February 22, 1969, in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Cynthia (née
Jane), an antiques dealer, and Thomas Elliott Jr., a genetic engineer.
He is of Irish, Scottish, and some German Jewish and Native American
descent. He attended Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School but dropped out
and moved to Hollywood to pursue an acting career. He was initially
homeless and lived out of his car, often doing street performances to
earn money: "I had two songs in my repertoire that I hammered to
death, 'Hey Joe' and 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'. People used to pelt
me with change just to shut me up."
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